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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
This Week's Listings Only
Landscape from Nordingrå, 1935 by Ultramarine Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson, also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a Swedish artist born in 1863 and known for his distinctive blue-toned paintings. His work often depicted landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes, capturing the beauty and essence of Sweden's natural landscapes. We are proud to offer one of his late works from 1935 for sale. This painting depicts a beautiful landscape from Nordingrå, a small village situated on the High coast of Sweden. The beauty of Nordingrå has captured many artists in the 19th-century, inspiring many famous painters, including Helmer Osslund...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cityscape of Notre Dame, Paris w/ the Seine, 20th Century French Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Armand Manago Guerin (French, 1913-1983) Notre Dame, Paris Oil on masonite Signed lower right 23.5 x 28.75 inches 34 x 38.75 inches, framed The painter known as Armand Manago Guérin...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Armando Villagran Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Armando Villagran (Mexican, 1945-1995) Untitled (Figure with Animal), 1991 Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right Canvas: 55"h x 43.5"w, overall (with frame): 56"h x 44"w Born ...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Venice
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Venice" 1964 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Regis Bouvier de Cachard, 1929-2013. It is signed and dated at the upper right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 30 x 40 inches, the framed size is 38 x 48 inches. It is framed in the original light wood color rustic distressed frame, with gold color fillet and fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Regis de Bouvier de Cachard...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Three Women by the Shore, Preparing to Bathe in the Morning Light
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous and finely executed painting by August Hagborg captures three nude women preparing to bathe at the edge of a still, tree-lined body of water. One figure is seated on a ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early Morning St. AM 1987 (Impressionist Figurative City Scene by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Morning St. AM 1987 (Impressionist Figurative City Scene by William Clutz) Impressionist Painting of A Man Crossing a Street in Manhattan in the Early Morning Sunlight Colorful Painted by William Clutz in 1987 50" X 40" x 2", oil on canvas This figurative oil on canvas was painted in 1987 by William Clutz as part of a series of works called "Crossings". These paintings were a study of NYC dwellers engaging in the simple, daily activity of crossing the street. Clutz discovers the extraordinary in the ordinary, simply by studying how the sunlight bounces and reflects off the human form. In New York in the early 50's and 60's,, abstract expressionism was the orthodox approach to art at the time. However, Clutz was committed to his personal style that focused on abstracted human figures within urban tableaux. Working in a context of artists who challenged abstract expressionism's popularity in New York, Clutz established himself as a significant proponent of abstract figuration. His paintings focus on human figures within the urban environment, often exposing the transfiguration of his subjects as they travel through the complex light of city streets or summer parks, as shown in two of his early works. Clutz's interest in working from direct observation of urban life was influenced by a long-standing interest in German Expressionism, as well as artists like Henri Matisse, Arshile Gorky, and Nicholas De Stael...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen 1956 Solitary figure on wharf by California artist Robert Watson, painted 1956 (1923 - 2004)The following, is from To...
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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Fine Edwardian Signed Oil Painting - Country River Landscape Picnic Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, signed and dated 1903 lower corner. Title: The Winding River Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. Size: painting: 18 x 24 inches Provenance...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Modernist Hawaiian Sunrise Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Original modernist oil painting Hawaiian symbolist sunset by Marguerite Louis Blasingame. Robert Azensky Fine art is pleased to offer this 1940s modern symbolist oil painting of sun...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Paul Collomb, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, The Beautiful View, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Under the Rain - Oil paint by Eliano Fantuzzi - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Under the rain is a contemporary artwork realized by Eliano Fantuzzi. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin and on the back. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Concarneau Fishing Harbour Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Concarneau Harbour' by Henri Stenn (French 1903-1993) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, framed in original Montparnasse style frame framed: 26 x 22 inches canvas: 18 x 15 inches P...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sunrise in the Catskills Huge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunrise in the Catskills after the earlier painting by Thomas Cole (American 1801-1848) Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 40 x 52 inches In 1826, Thomas Cole met Robert Gi...
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Late 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait - Tempera on Board by Virgilio Guidi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Virgilio Guidi in the half of 20th century. Tempera on board Good conditions. Includes frame. Hand-signed on the lower right. Virgili...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Board

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Sunset Loch Landscape with Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Sunset" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 24 inches Fine quality antique oil painting by the much admired an...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Roch with Saint Jerome + Saint Sebastian - British Edwardian oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb religious figurative oil painting is by noted artist Wilfred de Glehn. Although some experts rank de Glehn alongside Sargent, he is considered as something of a late British Renoir, for his deft use of sunlight and shadow. Indeed he was good friends with John Singer Sargent and collaborated with his on some projects. This painting, painted circa 1910 is of three saints, from left to right they are Saint Jerome, Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian. It is based on a work attributed to 16th century artist Alessandro Oliverio. Saint Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader and is depicted in red, holding books. Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian were known as the Plague saints - Plague saints offered hope and healing before, during, and after times of plague. A specific style of painting, the plague votive, was considered a talisman for warding off the plague. It portrayed a particular saint as an intercessor between God and the person or persons who commissioned the painting – usually a town, government, lay confraternity, or religious order to atone for the "collective guilt" of the community. Rather than a society depressed and resigned to repeated epidemics, these votives represent people taking positive steps to regain control over their environment. Paintings of Roch represent the confidence in which renaissance worshipers sought to access supernatural aid in overcoming the ravages of the plague. The thirteenth-century Saint Roch (or Rocco), whose death is still commemorated in Italy, is especially invoked against the plague. He attended plague victims in public hospitals in Italy according to traditional accounts of his life. Images attributed to the Spanish historical painter Nicolás Borrás in the Royal Cornwall Museum, or other works in institutions from The National Gallery to the Wallace Collection, show him baring his thigh to show the mark of the plague, as he is in this painting. Saint Roch is also the patron saint of dogs, after one carried food to him in the prison where he died...
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1910s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting of Highland Cows in Scotland Loch by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Highland Cows in Scotland Loch by 20th Century British Artist Wendy Reeves. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches ...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed board: 28.5 x 21 inches Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Winter Christmas Scene of Figures Skating on Frozen Lake in a Dutch Village
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Christmas Scene of Figures Skating on Frozen Lake in a Dutch Village by J. H. De Berg (Dutch, 20TH Century) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 23 x 19 inches Vin...
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20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub, 1952, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, titled, and dated verso, presented in a newer frame The Demagogue is an iconic Bendor Mark painting fro...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist, Peter J Greenhill Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 30 x...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

At the Beach - Tempera and Watercolor by Aldo Riso - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
At the beach is an artwork realized by Aldo Riso. Mixed colored tempera and watercolor painting. Titled on lower left. Frame included: 70.5 x 91.5 cm This beautiful mixed media...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

Elegant Vase Overflowing with Garden Flowers Classical Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bountiful Bloom Floral Arrangement, Continental School, late 20th century most likely a pastiche work after an earlier composition oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches pro...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Figure & Two Bright Sailing Boats in French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Sailing Boats by Fanch Lel ( French School) Oil painting on board, unframed Board: 11 x 14 inches Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor sign...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"La Royale"/The "Royal" boat race in Cannes
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Reference number F363 The painting is not framed but it could be with a natural oak floated or black frame (see how it would look like on the simulation photo. Price for the frame : 200 euros) It would be 70 x 55 cm frame included (65 x 50 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a panel. It is signed in the bottom left. "La Royale...
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1960s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

1930's French Cubist Nude Signed Oil Lady Vibrant Geometric Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed and stamped verso Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Liberated Lady On The Cliffs Nude Sunbathing Framed 1920s French Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Raymond Moritz. French ( b.1891 - d.1950 ). A Liberated Lady On The Cliffs, 1927. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 25 inches x 20.7 inches ( 63.5cm x 52.5cm ). Frame size 29.3 inches x 24.8 inches ( 74.5cm x 63cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the French artist Raymond Moritz and dates from 1927. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures. The canvas and the painted surface have benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. This vintage painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower left. A later dedication to “Louise” dated April 1942 in the artist’s hand is set around the earlier signing. Raymond Moritz was a French impressionist artist and illustrator. He was born in Paris on 8 July 1891. His family came from the Alsace region and were poor and Catholic. On his mother’s side, the Staubs were from Wihr-au-Val where they had been coopers for several generations. His uncle, Marie Clement Staub, was the founder in Canada of the Sisters of Saint Joan of Arc. Moritz fought during the Great War in the Picardy region of the Somme with the 2nd machine gunner company. He won the French 1914-1918 War medal with bronze palm attachment, which signifies that the awardee was mentioned in dispatches at army level. Moritz obviously created some art during the war because during the inauguration of the new town hall in the town of Albert he was congratulated by the French President, Albert Lebrun, and the British press for the paintings he had produced. Albert was the main town behind the lines for the Allies on the Somme battle fields...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1958 Mid-Century Landscape – Dramatic Red Sunset Over Field, Oil on Canvas
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A stunning mid-century landscape oil painting by Danish artist Max Victor (1919-1993), signed and dated July 3, 1958. The beautiful composition portrays a vast, open field under a ...
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1950s Land Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical portrait, wearing a suit with a blue bowtie against a dark background. Of particular note are his glasses and moustache, both rendered with expert detail. Park was the VP and Chairman of the Board for Singer Manufacturing Company and Manager of the Singer Division in Scotland when the portrait was commissioned. We show a digital image of a photographic portrait of Franklin. Signed and dated "A T Nowell. 1922" Includes paper with biographical information on the sitter. Frame size: 37.5"H x 32.5"W Canvas size: 30"H x 25"W Arthur Nowell (British, 1862-1940) was born at Garndiffath, near Pontypool, and was the youngest of six children born to the Rev. John Nowell and his wife Mary...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Nude Woman - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001).  81 x 45 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions. 
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil and tempera on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed lower left. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 58.5x48.5.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paper, Tempera

menders on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francisco Carbonell Massabe (1928) - menders on the beach - Oil on canvas Oil measures 60x73 cm. Frameless.
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shaded Path
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel was inspired by gardens throughout his painting career. Before moving to Dallas, as a student at the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1930's, Vogel's studio was a block away from Chicago's Lincoln Park...
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1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
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Early 20th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Au Jardin" 20th Century French Oil Painting Figures in a Garden Landscape Scene
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures in a garden picking flowers executed in the 20th Century. Duteurtre was known for his charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in Europe. He was active, picking up subjects from the markets, beaches, parks, restaurants, and home life. This painting comes housed in a stunning carved giltwood frame. Signed lower left. Art measures 20 x 24 inches Frame Measures 26 x 30 inches Pierre Eugene Duteurtre...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting of a Cottage on the Rugged Cliffs & Coastline of Northern Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Cottage on the Rugged Cliffs & Coastline of Northern Ireland Art measures 22 x 16 inches Frame measures 34 x 28 inches Presented in a large gold frame with cre...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Mountains view
Located in Varmo, IT
European Painter (dated 1925) - Mountain landscape. 62 x 41 cm. Old oil painting on canvas, without frame. - Work signed indistinctly lower left. - Autograph inscriptions and dat...
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1920s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century abstract figurative by North Carolina artist Charles Chapin (American, 20th Century), 1964. signed and dated lower right (Chapin 8/64). Condition: Excellent. Image size: 38"H x 28"W. Presented in painted slat rustic frame. Framed size:: 39"H x 30"W x 1". Charles Chapin received his BA from North Carolina and was associated with the Chapel Hill...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Barbershop Designs', Kumasi, Accra, Ghana, Jah Bless, African Hair Styles, Folk
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A whimsical and unique, Ghanaian barbershop haircut board signed, upper left, 'Joe Addai' (Ghanaian, 20th century), inscribed 'City Boy Artworks, Kumasi' and ...
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1990s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Tranquil Normandy River Seine Landscape at Vernon near Giverny Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Banks of the Seine, Vernon (near Giverny, Normandy) French School, signed and dated 1991 oil on canvas, framed framed: 24.5 x 27.5 inches canvas : 18 x 21 inches Provenance: private ...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French Impressionist Piece of Reflections Over Still Lake with Boat and Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Piece of Reflections Over Still Lake with Boat and Trees by Fanche Lel Size: 7.25 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed ...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

“School Girls”
By Edmund Ernest Kosmowski
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Polish born artist, Ernest Kosmowski. The painting is done with palette knife and brush typical of his style and children theme in the 1960’s. Soft, pa...
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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Scrub and Pines, Early 20th Century Landscape, Cleveland May Show Exhibition
Located in Beachwood, OH
William C. Grauer (American, 1895-1985) Scrub and Pines, 1929 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 18 x 20 inches 24.5 x 26.5 inches, framed Exhibited: Cleveland Museum of Art, May Show ...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
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1950s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Copper

A Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975
Located in Soquel, CA
A Muse - Figurative Study in Oil on Canvas A nude man wearing a sailor hat while he looks down at a woman sitting on sheets of red and blue by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes ...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Landscape -- Aptos Village Apple Shed and Market
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century figurative landscape of Aptos Village Apple Shed and Market by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Aptos is just south of Santa Cruz,...
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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Les Vacances - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Pierre Montezin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in riverscape circa 1910 by sought after French impressionist painter Pierre Eugene Montezin. The work depicts women dressed in summer dresses and sunhat...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Salt Marshes, Cape Cod Landscape, Early 20th Century New York Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kate A. Williams (American, 1877-1939) Salt Marshes, Cape Cod Oil on board Signed lower left 16 x 20 inches 21 x 25.25 inches, framed KATE ANTOINETTE WILLIAMS (December 15, 1877 – A...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Paris Art on a Spring Morning
Located in Soquel, CA
Paris street scene by a French street artist signed lower right. Label on verso "Angelo Ponza" Art Gallery Naples, Italy. Image, 16"H x 20"W Frame, 20"H x 24"W
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ROGER HERSON (1922-2008) SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - FIGURATIVE STUDY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008) signed gouache and crayon on paper, unframed painting: 20 x 14 inches Superb original abstract painting by the very well listed French abstract and surrealist artist, Roger Herson (1922-2008). The painting is signed and has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate in northern France. Roger Herson (1922-2008) was a French abstract, cubist and surrealist painter from Rouen, France. Influenced by Picasso, Braque and Léger, he infuses the canvas with a frenzied and tonic movement, a rigorous construction and a personal graphic power. Painter of woman, desire and fantasies, Herson draws his inspiration from the verve and surrealist movement inspired by Georgio de Chirico...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Mid Century French Watercolour Evening at the Family Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper Size: 7 height) x 9 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenance: All the pa...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

"Place de la Concorde" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Henri Alexis Schaeffer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Here you see figures wal...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain" 1874 -1952 Painter of figurative scenes and townscapes, studied at the the Royal Academy school and regular exhibitor there and L...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled, Woodcut on Paper, Figurative by Haren Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Haren Das - Untitled Woodcut on Paper 12.28 x 9 inches, 1991 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma in fine art, ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Woodcut

Naval Battle Engagement at Sea Large Busy Battle Scene Many Ships, Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School, early 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 17 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, Eng;and condition: good and sound condition, minor ...
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Early 20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Street Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Street Market" c. 1975, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Dutch artist Johannes Josephus Hovener, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (canvas) size is 24 x 32 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 41.5 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener (1936) Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener was born in Rotterdam on 14th August, 1936. Hovener enjoyed the study at the Rotterdam Academy. After his studies, Hovener won the Talens Prize in 1959. It was therefore Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, who wrote the following about a self-portrait by Hovener: As someone who could do something and had an incredible vision. Especially for someone of twenty years old. Hovener initially started as a pottery painter with Delft blue at the Porceleyne Fles. Meanwhile, Hovener has more than half a century of experience and has become a all round...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Parisian Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Salvadore Demone. Deomne was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figurative Paintings for Sale

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